Baling press



Patented Mar. 24, 1936 oar e1;

BA'LING TRESS Arthur l ltiodrell, beaitain, Mo.

- miliiicatitn tiayrs, 1933, Serial "No. 671,063 23 claims. (01. 57)

. My invention relates [to i'mprkivenierrts iiri b'etlmg presses.

One of the objects of myj inveiiti'on is t'oprovide a novel baling 'presswith 'whicha "bale of compressed material, *such *as lea'f tobacco may be easily made, in which' thecomprssedmaterial therein is protected from 'the dirt aridme weather, which is easily handled, is -:strong, "of compact form, and witlis tand 'rough dredge without "in'juryto the contents.

Another obiect of my-invention-is"thePprBviSiEn of a novel balin'g press, which'is simpl'e, relatively cheap to build, is strong, durable, not lik'ely to get out of order, which 'provides novel ineans by which the material to be cbmpres'sea is easily inserted into the press, and which provides for the'easy removal of the ooinpleted bale, which is provided with side walls which are-n ovable to a. lateral open position in= which may will be "spaced from the pile of eompressamteraia substantial distance for the full peripher oft he pile-s6 as to enable the application to -"the1pi-le *w'l file "it is under compression of a rstecang sleeve for encircling the side walls or the pile, aha which baling press is eifioierit in' its operation.

The novel features or *my invention are here'- inafter "fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying -drawifig ,'which illustrates my improved "bale and my improved apparatus for 'carrying i-nto effect my impair-ea narrower making a bale,

Fig. 1 is a section, partly brakenaway,-bhthe plane of the line I-l of Fig.-2.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view partly inside eleva'- tion, partly in section and partly broken away, of my improved baling press; showing the "side walls closed and'thepileof material in" layers heltl under compression.

Fig. 3 is a top view of my improvedbaling pre'ss.

Fig. 4 is a reduced side elevation-,partly broken away, showing my improved bale completed and resting on'the base of thebaling press-,the"side walls of which are shown open and the screw raised.

Fig. 5 is a reduced side elevatiompartly broken away, of my improved bale;

Fig. 6 is a top view; partly broken-away and-reduced, of thecompleted bale.

Fig. 7 is a reduced plan view o'f'the base-ofthe baling'press, partly broken away;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged side elevation of-aportion of one of the sidewalls, showing oneof the locking members lockingly engaging one of the standards.

Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Similar characters of reference designate similar parts in the difierent views.

My improved baling press is provided with a horizontal base I having a central circular raised ffiQItlOll 2 provided on its upper side with two crossed diametrical grooves '3' for receiving baling *wires l therethrough. My

Extending upwardly from and supportedby the base I ar'e'two standards comprising two cylinards 5, so as=to swing from the open'position,

shown in Fig. '4 and in dotted lines in Fig. 1, to the closed position, shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and in solid lines in Fig. 1. I

fA s shown, there are a plurality of sets of the sidewalls 6, each set comprisingtwo side walls irepec'tively pivoted to opposite standards 5, and the different sets disposedone above the other.

j-For releasably locking the side walls in the closed positions, each bar '1 thereof is provided ad'jacentftoits free end with an arcuate portion "9 "adapt edto embrace the standard 5 opposite to the standard to which the bar is pivoted, and :holdfs'aiid arcuate portion 9 embracing said standardthebar has pivoted to it by a pin '10 a locking laitch H having an arcuate portion I2 adapted to embrace the side of the standard opfposiite'to the side embraced by the arcuate por- :tion =9, Figs. 8'an'd 9. To look the latches It in the locking-positions, there are provided vertical bolts [3 removably'fitted one ineach pair of bars 'Lso as'to engage the adjacent pair of latches E i, as shownin Figs. 2 and 9, to hold the latches -iro'mdisengaging with the standard with which they are engaged. H Iheupp er endsof the standards 5 areconnect- @fiibY "ayoke 1'4 having a central vertical hole in which is vertically 'sli'dably mounted a vertical screw 15 having a longitudinal keyway if; in whichis'slidab'ly fitted a key l'l fastened to the yoke l4,;and which holds the screw l5 from turning, but'whi'ch permits its vertical sliding movemer t:

flhe lower end of the screw I5 is squared and removagbly fitted in a squarehole in the upper side of 'a'circular follower l8, said square hole being designated by [9.

'The'side'walls 6, when closed and looked, as has been-described, form with the base I a baling chamber in which the follower I8 is vertically slidably fitted against the inner sides of the side walls 6. g

For "raising' andlowering the screw 15, it has 'fittedon it a 'circularnut 20 provided on its upper side with a circular row of pins 2| between which is adapted to be inserted a lever 22 for turning the nut. The nut 20 has attached to its under side two lugs 23 which enter and are adapted for circular travel in an annular peripheral groove in 4 which are employed to bind the bale after it has been formed in the press.

In forming the bale, there is placed upon the raised portion 2 of the base I a head comprising a circular wooden member 26, or a circular member composed of some other suitable material.

The two lower side walls 6 are then swung to the closed position and locked by the latches II and bolts I3 to the standard 5 opposite to the one on which the side walls are pivoted. The other side walls are left in the widely open position shown in Fig. 4.

The material to be baled, such as loose leaf tobacco 2'! is then piled on top of the head 26, with the stems of the leaves against the side walls 6, the leaf tobacco being piled in this manner in layers until the leaves reach the upper edges of the side walls 6. The follower I8 is then placed upon the top of the layers, and the lever 22 is used to turn the nut 20 until the lower end of the screw I5 enters the square hole I9. The screw I5 is then forced further downwardly, thus compressing the tobacco layers. The screw I5 is then raised, by reversing the movement of the lever 22, and the follower I8 is removed and more layers of leaf tobacco are placed upon those which have been compressed, after which the follower is replaced and the screw again lowered to compress the layers last deposited in the baling chamber.

After the portion of the baling chamber which is included within the lower pair of side walls 6 has been filled with compressed tobacco, the screw I5 and follower I8 are raised, and the next two side walls 6 above are closed and looked as were the lowermost side walls. Layers of tobacco are then inserted and compressed in the manner already described until the layers of tobacco reach the upper edges of the second set of side walls, following which the screw I5 and follower I8 are again raised and the top two side walls 6 are closed and locked. New layers of tobacco are then laid and compressed upon those already compressed until the compressed tobacco reaches thedesired height in the baling chamber, following which the side walls are all swung to the open position, shown in Fig. 4, and the screw I5 is raised and the follower I8 removed temporarily.

An upper head, preferably of wood, similar to the head 26 and so designated, is placed upon the top of the pile of compressed tobacco, following which a sleeve of flexible material 28 is slipped over the pile of tobacco. Such sleeve may be burlap, canvas, or other suitable porous material, when the tobacco is first compressed and is still in a not fully dried condition.

Later in the season, after the tobacco has become thoroughly dried, the sleeve may be removed and replaced with waterproofed burlap or other material impervious to air.

After the sleeve 28 has been slipped over the pile, the follower I8 is replaced, and the screw I 5 again lowered so as to again compress and hold compressed the pile of tobacco. The sleeve 28 is then nailed to the heads 26, after which the baling wires 4 are extended through the grooves 3 in the base portion 2 and through the grooves 25 in the follower I8 and the ends of the wires fastened together. The square hole I9 in the top of the follower I8 is provided, so that the screw l5 will bring the follower into position for the grooves 3 and 25 to register with eachother. By providing means for releasably fastening each side wall 6 in its closed position independently of the other walls, it may be opened for inspection of the adjacent material without releasing any of the other side walls from its fastened condition.

Many modifications, within the scope of the appended claims,. may be made in my invention without departing from its spirit.

What I claim is:

l 1. In a baling press, a fixed base adapted to support the lower end of a pile of material to be compressed, two standards, two; side walls respectively pivoted to said standards and in the closed position forming with said base a baling chamber for containing said material during the compression of the latter, each side wall having means for being releasably fastened, independently of the other, to the one of said standards opposite to that to which it is pivoted, said standards and said side walls in the open position of the latter being spaced for the full periphery of said pile a substantial distance, and means for engaging thetop of said pile for compressing the pile in said chamber.

2. In a baling press, a fixed base adapted to support the lower end of a pile of material to be compressed, two standards spaced a substantial distance from the periphery of the pile, a plurality of sets of side walls which in their closed positions form with said base a baling chamber for containing said material, said sets being disposed one above the other, each set comprising two side walls each pivoted to one of said standards and having means for being releasably fastened, independently of the other, in the closed position to the other standard, the side walls of each set being movable to and from the closed position independently of each other and of the side walls of the other sets, and means for engaging the top of said pile for compressing the pile in said chamber.

3. In a baling press, a fixed base adapted to support the lower end of a pile of material to be compressed, two standards spaced a substantial distancefrom the periphery of the pile, a plurality of sets of side walls which in their closed positions form with said base a baling chamber for containing said material, said sets being disposed one above the other, each set comprising two side walls each pivoted to one of said standards and having means for being releasably fastened independently of the other, in the closed position to the other standard, the side walls of each set being movable to and from the closed position independently of each other and of the side walls of the other sets, said side walls of said sets in the open position being spaced a substantial distance from said pile, and means for engaging the top of said pile for compressing the pile in said chamber.

ARTHUR E. MODRELL. 

